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Meet BBA Prez Lisa Goodheart

Meet Lisa C. Goodheart

Meet BBA
Prez Lisa Goodheart

It was 1985 and U.S. District Judge William
Young was presiding over the New Bedford Harbor PCB Superfund litigation
at the old Federal Court House on Milk Street. Among the Boston lawyers
working on the case were a future Massachusetts Governor, a future federal
judge, a future Superior Court judge and two future BBA presidents, and
one future ABA president.

"It was an incredible opportunity for a
young litigator eager to learn and get experience," recalls Lisa C.
Goodheart, now a partner at Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen and the
BBA's new President. I saw lots of examples of really great lawyering, and
it was that case that really got me started in the environmental arena and
showed me how challenging and fun the work could be. Over the years since
then, environmental issues have become increasingly important to me." Read More...

The Boston Bar Association traces its origins to meetings convened by John Adams, who provided pro bono representation to the British soldiers prosecuted for the Boston Massacre and went on to become the nation’s second president. Its mission is to advance the highest standards of excellence for the legal profession, facilitate access to justice, serve the community at large and promote diversity and inclusion.